Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-04-09
g.eta.r:. F3oi:, t:.e People.

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TO TIE EDITOR p PENINSULA ENTER
PRISE: We are. oplu,std To newspaper
controversies and WHEN we wrote our
last article we gave 0niy such facts as
we Thought every resilient OF Cllnc0-
league who has tile good OF our Island
at heart mi .lG well icel proud Ut hence
You can imagine our surprise a. we re;sd
The t1fllsion of IA life long Democrat
and temperance man," whose state
ments we brand us false, and stand ,rea-
dy TO prove it upon the alli;Iisvits oflife
long Democrats. We could EXPECTING
more from Il man who has no more rev.
erence or respect for Il churcn of God
than 10 refer To it us s.iiiS little 50 Oy III
place III the woods, ahdahy MN who
will abuse the church and the ministry
for their tearltssness i'll tile fight .i.illnsy
God and mans greatest enemy. The.
dram shop, deserves the extcriltiOn Of
all law abiding citizens. JOll,i;lb and.
the Rev. S. u. Grimaley are wOdiifer-
ent persons, and tile "Squatter WHO cir
culated the petition after dark" during
lis many years residence Incur midst,
has gained for himScifit ll;llle which
for honesty and integrity Stands second
10 none OH our Island, not excepting a
temperance mail" refer to MI co.
DiSbruw Now us to the facts. On re-
ctipt of The news Of the attempt Of Col.
Eukers0n to effect repeal oil the local
option law, the friends OF temperance
hastily called u meeting and decided to
petition the Legislature opposing such.
repeal; Il committee irrespective oil par
IS utilization being appointed to do the
work, which they did eifecLually, secur-
ing nearly I'LL hundred lltlneS, and post
ing the petition the S;l,llr night This
Lille long Democrat: would leave the
impress OF that only republicans signed
tile petition. wIlcll tie committee as
sureS Inc that While The Republicans
here almost unanimously endorse local
option, tii;iG Unlt Tie nalnes oi live vi
them appeared Oh the petition, account
lug for the saile. from the fact that
They are greatly in the minority ~ this
precinct; that among tile Democratic
names appeared E. W. Richardson, 5.
u. Gr.lnsley, o. NJ. Jones chairman
district Democratic committees, AID
ot:.tls, nut us these tle no., III thc eyes
of this bon bon. tile leading Democrats,
possibly II leader might n,lvc been round
ut "lcnptr;Ilct man ) realdeilce, tile
Atlantic Hotel; but do lncn gather
grapes from tlilSLleS:
.Iun;,lab is iiut Il friend OF john 4. Is.
Wilson and k4ows nothing Ol w'i;tt IAN
y,lage he ina, nave uS,d Ill private con-
,cisatiun. but III defcmcc OF IL man WHO
is vliIied, ne say that lie never, IN d
public speech here, made use oi tne IAN
Suigc with Which he Is charged W Inns
same ,;nyder. never madca speech dur
ing our local option cainLals,.i1, lie pc,ns
the songsicr in the ligiiG. " Z 's lily. il9I
surprised tllat he cautlo'ls us s., ilienuo
against this same Warner, Mnei We w..
remember the heavy 1l'ms pun ia ny
this HAN in killing the lelaIioas ou ,:l
ness in which this Temperance iiitll Mas
interested. In addition w uiie insi.d-
tIOnS extended to those wiz "o.S "a Co
ent with us in the fight, four uisClli-
guished SONS of Virginia. are lilxiIeu
and expected to join us i'll our Juoiiee'
expenses all paid, and no oVillils .ciiil
perancc man to do it. We ii.tNe Ctleu
local option and it is IL future. Ill ZEN
prrance man will substitute tue petSon-
al pr0n)un for we the force Vi ms III
gnmcnt NAV be seen. and the olI! 9at-
room song that local option m HlIlplscs
jus lavernsa and keeps thearinyo u q utuiih-
ards ut their maximum" in the liSliG ol
facts. has long since exploded; Il Stale
ment that no sensible schoolboy III our
midst would make.
We credit q man with lirmness Of con
yiction wien he says he IS IA life long
Democrat or II life loag Republican,
but when lie comes tradlIcing our tenn
perMce orators, whining over the inju-
~ local option has done him, "depreca-
ting IL law that eIcroacIes upon his
liberties anil ut the same time taking
the sohriquet OF II Temperance MAJ"
we charge him with quitting on the
livery Of heaven TO serve the devil i'll, y
and he never will secure the repeal Of
the local option law, for which he is ear
nestly praying, while sailing undertake.
calors. JONIDAD.
April 4. 1887.